Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center

Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Chester Weir

RAINIER VISTA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AND RAINIER VALLEY TEEN CENTER 

Weinstein A|U

ARCHITECTS
Weinstein A|U

PHOTOGRAPHS
Chester Weir, Michael Burns

AREA
40265.0 m2

YEAR
2008

LOCATION
Seattle, United States

CATEGORY
Community Center

Text description provided by architect.

This new 40,000 sqf state-of-the-art facility, located along Seattle’s light rail line, anchors Seattle Housing Authority’s (SHA) Rainier Vista housing redevelopment and has become a vital neighborhood community center.

Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns

In collaboration with SHA the site plan was designed to maximize the neighborhood pedestrian connections and public amenities, including lighted paths, a new public play area and play field, and pedestrian plazas.

While cost-effective and durable, the design endeavors to “make the most with the least,” transcending industrial construction systems into an engaging, light-filled facility for children and teens.

Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns

In an effort to resonate with kids, a straightforward expression of materials and methods of construction was embraced. 

The program includes game rooms, an Internet café, technology labs, a music studio, classrooms, and a double gymnasium and multipurpose room that can be opened up to create larger, shared spaces for community functions.

Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns

Daylight is an essential material of the project, and the design creates dynamic opportunities for interaction and supervision between uses through inventive transparencies.

A 2010 AIA Seattle Commendation Award winning project, it also incorporates numerous sustainable practices within the design earning a LEED Silver certification.

Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns


Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns


Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Chester Weir
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club And Rainier Valley Teen Center
© Michael Burns


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